TO: RNS
FROM: F&C Managed Portfolio Trust
DATE: 17 August 2010
SUBJECT: Issue of Equity
The Board of F&C Managed Portfolio Trust plc announces that on 17 August 2010 the Company allotted 125,000 Income shares of 10p each, which rank pari passu with the existing Income shares in issue, from the Company's general business purposes blocklisting facility at a price of 91.25p per Income share.
Following this issue, the Company has the ability to issue 1,965,010 Income shares under its blocklisting facility.
Following this allotment the Company's issued share capital consists of 22,032,192 Income shares and 19,120,567 Growth shares, of which 560,000 Growth shares are held in treasury. Therefore the total number of shares with voting rights in F&C Managed Portfolio Trust plc is 22,032,192 Income shares and 18,560,567 Growth shares.
The above figures (22,032,192 Income shares and 18,560,567 Growth shares) may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, F&C Managed Portfolio Trust plc under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
For further information please contact:
Peter Hewitt, F&C Investment Business Limited 0131 718 1244
Ian Ridge, F&C Investment Business Limited 0131 718 1010